Disclosure as a strategy in the patent race

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 173-194

  Baker, Scott ^a   Mezzetti, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 20744452342     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/426879     Document Type: Article

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